CANU probing huge cocaine find by Germany in Guyana rice

Part of the shipment (picture-alliance/dpa/D.Reinhardt photo)

The Customs Anti-Narcotic Unit (CANU) and other authorities here have begun an investigation in relation to a huge cocaine find in Germany in a container of rice from Guyana.

Authorities in Hamburg are probing the discovery of 1.5 tons of cocaine, which was found concealed between sacks of rice that entered the country in a cargo ship container from Guyana.

According to a Deutsche Welle report yesterday, the seizure was made after investigators at the Joint Customs and Police Investigation Group (JIT) reportedly received a tip-off about drug smuggling.